WordPress 3.5 Beta 1 released!

WordPress 3.5 Beta 1 has been released! The final version of WordPress 3.5 is expected to ship on 5th December 2012. WordPress 3.5 will ship with a new default theme, named Twenty Twelve. But if you do not want to wait till December 2012, you can grab it now at the WordPress Theme directory. It will work with WordPress 3.4.x as well What’s New (General) Appearance: A simplified welcome screen. A new color picker. And the all-HiDPI (retina) dashboard. Accessibility: Keyboard navigation and screen reader support have both been improved. Plugins: You can browse and install plugins you’ve marked as favorites on WordPress.org, directly from your dashboard. Mobile: It’ll be easier to link up your WordPress install with our mobile apps , as XML-RPC is now enabled by default. Links: We’ve hidden the Link Manager for new installs. (Don’t worry, there’s a plugin for that .) What’s N...